[BC] A question for Rich Wood

[Cowboy]

On Monday 08 September 2008 09:18 pm, Rich Wood wrote:
>  ------ At 02:24 PM 9/8/2008, Cowboy wrote: -------
>  
>  >  Nor do they realize that it's just not nice to p*** off the only
>  >  engineer in the building when they do !
>  
>  Bad move. You're using logic and assuming common courtesy comes into play.

 As should always be the case, IMHO.

>  >  Of course, he was gonna have me fired. Good trick, firing someone
>  >  who doesn't work there, and works several pay grades above you,
>  >  and technically has no obligation to give you the time of day, let
>  >  alone put up with such childishness..
>  
>  I believe we're talking about national personalities. If you're 
>  several pay grades above them you making one Hell of a lot of money. 

 It was a very good week.
 Even a blind squirrel stumbles across a nut now and again.
 
>  By not responding with lightning 
>  speed you're making the lives of dozens of innocent people nearby 
>  absolutely miserable.

 In this particular case, it was something much, much too minor to have
 such an effect. So minor, I don't even remember what.
 Something like he'd misplaced his coffee coaster.

>  That's probably why  
>  there's no engineer this person can get fired.

 Actually, there was a staff of three, who just didn't happen to
 be in the building at that moment.
 All of them have since left of their own accord, last I'd heard.

>  >  Normally, I'd bend over backward to help if asked, but not when
>  >  insults and ridicule substitute for common decency and professional
>  >  respect among peers.
>  
>  Whoa! Reality check! If it's a political host that's just the way 
>  they're used to speaking to people (on and off the air). That's why 
>  they're paid enormous amounts of money. They don't see you as a peer. 

 As you have said many times on this same list, a good show is a team effort.
 No individual is more important than any other.
 Most of us have egos. Some deserved, many not.

 The nationally *recognized* show hosts I've dealt with have all been
 not too unreasonable, recognizing that it is a *we* effort over all.
 They have their quirks, but most of us do. None have been
 unreasonable, or insulting.
 It's the minor, relatively unknown "stars" that can be a real pain.
 At least, in my experience. Most of them wouldn't have a
 "national" show at all, except that they work cheap enough to be
 worth putting on the bird just to fill the time.

-- 
Cowboy